Rail-support.



No. GQZIOI. Patented Apr. 8, I902.

- e.- E. BATMAN.

RAIL SUPPORT.

(Application filed Oct. 19, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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RAlL SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,101, dated April 8,1902.

Application filed October 19, 1901. Serial No. 79,298. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. OATMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mc- Keesport,in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inRail-Supports, of which improvement the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inrail-joints, and relates more particularly to that class wherein thefish-plates are not bolted directly to the rail, but are secured in amanner that will assure a perfectly tight joint; furthermore, allow forexpansion and contraction of the rails which is due to the changes intemperature.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rail-joint and metalliccross-tie that will cushion the rail and prevent same from spreading.

The invention further contemplates to provide an adjustable fish-platethat may be laterally moved to accommodate any size of rail or thicknessof web.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a device thatwill be extremely simple, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and highly efficient in its use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is bad to theaccompanying drawings,

4, which is mortised in the other section of the base-plate 5, havingslots 6 formed therein and guideways7.

The reference-numeral 8 represents a looking fish-plate carrying bolts9, the lower end of said bolts being provided with square elongatedheads 10, operating in guideways 7. These heads have preferablyinterposed between the guideways Washers 11.

The reference-numeral 12 represents securing-nuts which are attached tothe screwthreaded end of the bolt and are arranged upon the flat portion14 of the locking fishplate'. Washers 15 are interposed between the nutsand the upper face 14 of the locking.

fish-plate. A locking-nut 16, composed of a strip of metal havingrecesses out therein to correspond with the nuts, is secured over thenuts 12 and held in position by means of the securing-nut 17.

The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved rail-joint willbe readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying draw ings, and it will be noted that variouschanges may be made in the details of construction without departingfrom the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a rail-joint, the combination with the rails, a base-plate formed oftwo sections, one of said sections having formed therein slots andguideways, on the under face thereof, and the other section carrying anintegral fish-plate forming a chair portion, bolts and nuts secured insaid locking fish-plates sliding in said slots and guideways, all partsbeing arranged and operating substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE E. OATMAN.

In presence of JOHN GROETZINGER, M. HUNTER.

